Biology:Plasmodium josephinae

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Plasmodium josephinae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemospororida
Family: Plasmodiidae
Genus: Plasmodium
Species:
P. josephinae
Binomial name
Plasmodium josephinae
Peláez, 1967

Plasmodium josephinae is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. It was described in 1967 by Peláez.[1] As in all Plasmodium species, P. josephinae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.[2]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Peláez in 1967.

Distribution

This species occurs in Mexico.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7201910 entry